and was used in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the Air Force's fleet has been significantly reduced in recent years following the 2022 retirements. The service set out to retire another 56 of the ...
Abbey Gate, the site of a terrorist attack, pictured on Aug. 26, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan, just hours before an ISIS-K suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. service members and 170 Afghans.
Biden’s decision to move forward with the withdrawal led to a chaotic two weeks in August 2021, when the Air Force evacuated more than 124,000 people from Afghanistan in just 17 days.
an Air Force Commendation Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border. “This is a tragic loss to the Special Tactics community,” said ...